Computers & Technology

LET’S TALK ABOUT… CRYPTOCURRENCY MINERS uTorrent recently made headlines for bundling cryptocurrency-mining junkware. Out of all the junkware programs bundled with installers, cryptocurrency-miners like Epic Scale are some of the worst. Modern malware makes money by using this technique to mine Bitcoin, too. Even if you don’t care about most junkware at all, cryptocurrency-mining software is something you really don’t want on your computer. CRYPTOCURRENCY 101 You’ve probably heard of Bitcoin, the most famous cryptocurrency. It’s a digital currency, and new units of currency are generated by “mining.” This is a computationally intensive task, and it requires a lot of processing power. Essentially, the computer is rewarded for solving difficult math problems. This processing power is used to verify transactions, so all that number-crunching is required for the cryptocurrency to work. That’s an extremely basic explanation — read our in-depth explanation of B...

LET'S TALK ABOUT... WINDOWS 10 FALL CREATORS UPDATE Download Official ISO and related Microsoft Tools Version 1709 (Fall Creators Update) The fifth stable release of Windows 10, officially branded as the Fall Creators Update or version 1709 and codenamed "Redstone 3" (RS3), was released on October 17, 2017. It introduces a new feature known as "My People", where shortcuts to "important" contacts can be displayed on the taskbar. Notifications involving these contacts appear above their respective pictures, and users can communicate with the contact via either Skype, e-mail, or text messaging (integrating with Android and Windows 10 Mobile devices). Support for additional services, including Xbox, Skype for Business, and third-party integration, are to be added in the future. Files can also be dragged directly to the contact's picture to share them. My People was originally announced for Creators Update, but was ultimately held over to the...

LET’S TALK ABOUT - DEEP WEB DISCLAIMER: this information is a public and for educational purposes, I don't have any knowledge on how to use it and more technical aspects as software and and hardware. If you are looking for that, you are on the wrong place. MAIN CONCEPT AND WHAT IS The deep web, invisible web, or hidden web are parts of the World Wide Web whose contents are not indexed by standard search engines for any reason. The content is hidden behind HTML forms. The opposite term to the deep web is the surface web, which is accessible to anyone using the Internet. The deep web includes many very common uses such as web mail and online banking but it also includes services that users must pay for, and which is protected by a paywall, such as video on demand, some online magazines and newspapers, and many more. BASIC CONCEPT The first conflation of the terms "deep web" and "dark web" came about in 2009 when the deep web searc...